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Spontaneous Murine Model of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

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Persistent Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma.

Ghobad Azizi¹, Michelle Lewis Mayo¹, Yasmin Azizi¹

¹Wilmington Endocrinology, PA, USA.

Journal of Medical Ultrasound

|September 3, 2020

Summary

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Shear wave elastography (SWE) aids in assessing small thyroid nodules (TNs) and lymph nodes (LNs). This technique helps risk stratification for malignancy, guiding biopsy decisions and surgical extent.

Keywords:

Lymph node shear wave elastography thyroid carcinoma thyroid nodule ultrasound

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Radiology
Oncology
Endocrinology

Background:

The decision to biopsy small thyroid nodules (TNs) remains challenging.
Ultrasound (US) and shear wave elastography (SWE) may improve risk stratification.
Evaluating cervical lymph nodes (LNs) is crucial for staging thyroid cancer.

Observation:

A 46-year-old female with hypothyroidism presented with small TNs.
A 4.8 mm left lobe TN was biopsied, confirming papillary thyroid carcinoma.
A suspicious left neck LN, unsampled due to vascular proximity, showed high velocity on SWE.

Findings:

SWE demonstrated high velocity in a suspicious LN, suggesting metastatic disease.
This case highlights the difficulty in risk stratifying small TNs and LNs.
SWE provided valuable information for malignancy risk assessment.

Implications:

SWE can enhance the diagnostic accuracy for small thyroid nodules.
This technique may influence the decision for fine needle aspiration biopsy.
SWE could guide surgical planning and extent in thyroid cancer management.